2 Rutherford schools expect to build expansions

4:42 AM,
Jun. 17, 2013

Written by

Mealand Ragland-Hudgins
| Gannett Tennessee

Construction contracts may be awarded this summer for expansion projects at two Rutherford County schools.

Both Blackman Middle and Smyrna Primary are expected to get some relief from overcrowding by the start of the 2014-15 school year. Both projects won the support of the Rutherford County Commission in March.

Blackman Middle opened in 2002 and was designed to handle 850 students. This year's enrollment was close to 1,100 and the school relied on six portable classrooms. The 50-year-old Smyrna Primary has about 540 students and four portables on its campus. ...